Abused 3-YO, 15 Lbs. Dies
On May - 31 - 2015
Arizona authorities are investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl, who police believe was the victim of prolonged physical and sexual abuse and weighed only 15 pounds when she was hospitalized. On May 23, the El Mirage Fire Department was called to the girl’s home in Surprise to provide emergency medical treatment to the unresponsive child, identified as 3-year-old Alexandra Velazco-Tercerro. Alexandra remained unresponsive and was transported to a hospital, where additional life-saving measures were attempted, according to authorities. READ MORE HERE
By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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